Awning.



No. 820,261. PATENTED MAY 8, 1906. c. w. RUSSELL.

AWNING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 80, 1906.

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CHARLES WELLINGTON RUSSELL, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

AWNING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed January 30,1906. Serial No. 298,621-

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES'WELLINGTON RUSSELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson andState of Kentucky, have invented anew and Improved Awning, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved awningarranged for convenient application to a window, door, vehicle, or otherdevice and adapted to be closed and folded to take up comparativelylittle space.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and thenpointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corre-" sponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the-improvement. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationof the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the same, and Fig. 5 is a perspective of theimprovement as applied to a window.

On a stick or post A is secured a crown B, on which are fulcrumed ribs0, C, C and C radiating to the front of the post A and pivotallyconnected by stretcher-bars D with a lower runner E, mounted to slide onthe post A and adapted to be locked in an uppermost position by asuitable catch F. From the rear of the crown B extends transversely apivot B, on which are mounted to swing side arms G and G, pivotallyconnected by stretcher-bars H with an upper runner I, mounted to slideon the post A above the runner E and adapted to be locked in anuppermost position by a suitable catch J. Over the ribs 0, C C and C isstretched a fabric cover K, having its rear edges secured to the sidearms G and G, and from the side edges of the said cover K depend flaps Kand K of a suitable fabric material similar to that of the cover K, thesaid side flaps K and K extending from the terminals of the side arms Gand G to the tips of the outermost ribs 0 and C as will be readilyunderstood by reference to the drawings. By the arrangement describedthe awning can be readily extended, as shown in the drawings, or foldedup whenever desired by unlocking the runners E and I and sliding thesame down on the post A, so as to fold the ribs C, C, C and C, as wellas the side arms G and G.

In order to removably fasten the awning to a window-frame L or the like,one or more pairs of hooks l N are secured to the sides of thewindow-frame, (see Fig. 5,) and either pair of hooks may be engaged bythe side arms G G of the awning after the latter is opened. By thearrangement described the awning fits snugly against the window and issecurely held in place. In order to give more rigidity to the awning,the pole is extended above the crown B, and the upper end of the pole Ais provided with a hook 0, adapted to hook into an eye P, secured to thetop cross-bar of the window frame. The side arms G G then resting on thelower pair of hooks N held on the window-frame, the lower end of thepole A rests against the crossbar of the window-sash to hold the awningagainst lateral movement.

When the awning is in position on the window and it is desired to closethe same, the operator unlocks the runner E and slides the same downwardto cause the ribs C C C C to swing inward and fold the cover K. When theawning is extended to afford the desired shade, then the side arms G andG extend across the face of the window, while the ribs 0, C, 0 and Oextend outward from the window in umbrella shape, and the side flaps Kand K depend on the sides of the extended awning to exclude sun-raysfrom the sides. Thus by the arrangement described it will be seen thatwhen the awning is extended the desired protection against the rays ofthe sun is provided.

The awning described is very simple and durable in construction and canbe readily set up by simply fastening the post A in front of the windowat or near the middle thereof, as previously explained, By moving therunner E up or down the awning can be conveniently extended for shadingpurposes or folded so as to take up very little space.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. An awning comprising a post, a crown secured tothe upper end of the post, upper and lower runners mounted to slide onthe said post, ribs pivoted on the said crown and radiating outwardly onthe front of the post, stretcher-bars connecting the said ribs with thelower runners, side arms fulcrumed on the said crown, stretcher-barsconnecting the said side bars with the said upper runner, and a fabriccover extending over the said ribs and the said side bars.

2. An awning comprising a post, a crown secured to the upper end of thepost, upper and lower runners mounted to slide on the said post, ribspivoted on the said crown and radiating outwardly on the front of thepost, stretcher-bars connecting the said ribs with the lower runners,side arms fulcrumed on the said crown, stretcher-bars connecting thesaid side bars with the said upper runner, and a fabric cover extendingover the said ribs and the said side bars and provided with dependingside flaps extending from the said side arms to the tips of theoutermost ribs.

3. An awning comprising a post, a crown secured to the upper end of thepost, upper and lower runners mounted to slide on the said post, ribspivoted on the said crown and radiating outwardly on the front of thepost, stretcher-bars connecting the said ribs with the lower runner, apivot extending rearwardly from the said crown, side arms fulcrumed onthe said pivot, stretcher-b ars connecting the said side arms with theupper runner, and a cover extending over the said ribs and secured atits edges to the said side arms.

4. An awning comprising a post, a crown secured to the upper end of thepost, upper and lower runners mounted to slide on the said post, ribspivoted on the said crown and radiating outwardly on the front of thepost, stretcher-bars connecting the said ribs with the lower runner, apivot extending rearwardly from the said crown, side arms fulcrumed onthe said pivot, stretcher-bars connecting the said side arms with thesaid upper runner, a cover extending over the said 0 ribs and secured atits edges to the said side arms, and flaps depending from the side edgesof the said cover and extending from the terminals of the side arms tothe tips of the outermost ribs.

5. An awning comprising a post, a crown secured to the upper end of thepost, upper and lower runners mounted to slide on the said post, ribspivoted on the said crown and radiating outwardly on the front of thepost, stretcher-bars connecting the said ribs with the lower runners,side arms fulcrumed on the said crown, stretcher-bars connecting thesaid side bars with the said upper runner, a fabric cover extending overthe said ribs and the said side bars, and hooks on the windowframe forsecuring the said bars.

6. An awning comprising a post, a crown secured to the upper end of thepost, upper and lower runners mounted to slide on the said post, ribspivoted on the said crown and radiating outwardly on the front of thepost, stretcher-bars connecting the said ribs with the lower runners,side arms fulcrumed on the said crown, stretcher-bars connecting thesaid side bars with the said upper runner, a fabric cover extending overthe said ribs and the said side bars, a hook on the upper end of thepost, and an eye on the windowframe engaged by the said post-hook.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES WELLINGTON RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

J. M. OHATTERSON, NELLIE KEANEY.

